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tsunanisaurus's review against another edition
4.0
This book was heart-breaking. Not in the outright sad way that you would expect. The pain sneaked up on you like a sunburn. One minute your laughing - truly feeling the warmth Ruth Picardie has for her family and life, the next minute you feel the sting of a tear burning in your eyes.
It's unlike any memoir I've read. In that, it is not written to you, the reader. It is a series of notes, letters, email and various correspondence between Ruth Picardie and her family/friends during her fatal battle with breast cancer. You can feel the life leaving her, the illness taking over, the breath she cannot catch.
And it breaks your heart.
It's unlike any memoir I've read. In that, it is not written to you, the reader. It is a series of notes, letters, email and various correspondence between Ruth Picardie and her family/friends during her fatal battle with breast cancer. You can feel the life leaving her, the illness taking over, the breath she cannot catch.
And it breaks your heart.
megan92smith's review
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
4.0
How can you put a rating on a woman's end of life? Exceptionally honest.
traceyyoung's review against another edition
5.0
I was so moved by Ruth's story. I had read her husbands book The Escape Artist several years ago and it was nice to bring the story together. I admired Ruth and felt her personality coming though the e-mails and columns she wrote and I was sorry I never had the privilege of meeting such a vibrant person. The image of almost 2 year olds going to grief counselling broke me.
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